Tag: Freedom

My mind was cluttered with thoughts this evening as I drove home from work. I felt like it was time to let go of some of them out loud with my best friend/therapist. So I opened up:

“God…please provide some clarity in my life”

I drove quietly with the music turned all the way down; ready to listen. He encouraged me to process my deepest thoughts out loud. Here are some of my takeaways I want to share:

In order to get freedom, you have to RELINQUISH.

It’s really a simple concept, but we make it complicated with this little thing called “fear.”

We claim to want freedom, but we don’t live in agreement with that goal.

Do you really want freedom, or are you more comfortable holding on?

I personally realized that I was more comfortable holding on to my fantasy because it allowed me to dream a little. But that “dream” I was holding onto, was holding me captive and at a standstill. Fantasies are nice, but reality can be even better if we trust God to provide a reality greater than anything we could ever imagine.

Freedom isn’t free; it requires us to give up something.

Like anything else, there’s a price to pay to get “it.”

I don’t know you’re situation, but for me, I had to pay the price of letting go of whatI want. What I want sounds so much better than what I need. I remember when I was a child and I’d ask my mom to stop at McDonalds for dinner to get a happy meal and she would say “No. I’m cooking.” I’d whine all the way home (or until she threatened to kick me out the car lol). Now, as I look back, I realize that although that fast food was what I wanted, it certainly had nothing on my momma’s home-cooking which was a lot better for me nutritionally – it was what I needed.

Don’t just want freedom, claim it, declare it and work at it being YOURS to have daily.

Freedom doesn’t just come about and it’s not just a destination. It’s something that requires patience, faith and energy.

I tend to be a creature of habit and if I’m not paying attention, I’ll slip back into an old way of thinking – especially if I’m changing a perspective I’ve held for most of my life. There’ll be times when it’s easier to live in that freedom and some other times when it’ll be a stretch. So it’s super important that I speak words of declaration and reclaim that freedom on a daily basis.